Genus Sambucus L.


Summary
Genus number:
10679
Last updated:
16 January 2018
Family:
Viburnaceae
Common name(s):

elder
Accession count:

367 (202  active, 7  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Bolli, R. 1994. Revision of the genus Sambucus. Diss. Bot. 223:1-227.
  2. Donoghue, M. J. et al. 2001. Phylogeny and phylogenetic taxonomy of Dipsacales, with special reference to Sinadoxa and Tetradoxa (Adoxaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 6:459-479.
  3. Eriksson, T. & M. J. Donoghue. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships of Sambucus and Adoxa (Adoxoideae, Adoxaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences and preliminary morphological data. Syst. Bot. 22:555-573. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  4. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=10679. Accessed 11 May 2026.